Channing Crowder

Delray Beach American Heritage tight end Blake Davis didn’t know a year ago if football would be in his future. A dislocated kneecap during a kickoff classic game ended his junior season before it began, sidelining him for the most pivotal part of a prospect’s recruiting process. But Davis (6-5, 225, runs a sub-five-second 40) was persistent, as he rehabbed rigorously and went to as many offseason camps as possible in order to get on the recruiting radar. His busy summer included campus trips to UCF, Maryland, Vanderbilt, Florida State, Miami and TCU, among others. His plan worked, and he's now committed to UCF, becoming the seventh pledge of the Knights’ 2012...